Gaza in Judaea, 69-70 AD., Vespasian, Æ 24, RPC 2201.
Gaza in Judaea, Vespasian, dated year 130 of the local era = 69-70 AD.,
Æ 24 (21-23 mm / 11,57 g), bronze, axes about medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 330°),
Obv.: [CE]BA[CTO] , his laureate head r.
Rev.: ΓAΣ / "mem" - L [PΛ] , Tyche standing left holding branch and two corn ears, greek letter-numeral PΛ (=130) to right, Phoenician letter mem to left (a swastica-like Marnas symbol).
RPC II, 303, 2001 ; Rosenberger, CCOP 54, 47 ; BMC 27. 145, 12 .
The vita of Porphyry of Gaza, mentions the great god of Gaza, known as Marnas (Aramaic MarnÄ the "Lord"), who was regarded as the god of rain and grain and invoked against famine. Marna of Gaza appears on coinage. He was identified at Gaza with Cretan Zeus, Zeus KrÄ“tagenÄ“s. It is likely that Marnas was the Hellenistic expression of Dagon. His temple, the Marneion—the last surviving great cult center of paganism—was burned by order of the Roman emperor in 402. Treading upon the sanctuary's paving-stones had been forbidden. Christians later used these same to pave the public marketplace.
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![Gaza in Judaea, 69-70 AD., Vespasian, Æ 24, RPC 2201.
Gaza in Judaea, Vespasian, dated year 130 of the local era = 69-70 AD.,
Æ 24 (21-23 mm / 11,57 g), bronze, axes about medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 330°),
Obv.: [CE]BA[CTO] , his laureate head r.
Rev.: ΓAΣ / "mem" - L [PΛ] , Tyche standing left holding branch and two corn ears, greek letter-numeral PΛ (=130) to right, Phoenician letter mem to left (a swastica-like Marnas symbol).
RPC II, 303, 2001 ; Rosenberger, CCOP 54, 47 ; BMC 27. 145, 12 .
The vita of Porphyry of Gaza, mentions the great god of Gaza, known as Marnas (Aramaic MarnÄ the "Lord"), who was regarded as the god of rain and grain and invoked against famine. Marna of Gaza appears on coinage. He was identified at Gaza with Cretan Zeus, Zeus KrÄ“tagenÄ“s. It is likely that Marnas was the Hellenistic expression of Dagon. His temple, the Marneion—the last surviving great cult center of paganism—was burned by order of the Roman emperor in 402. Treading upon the sanctuary's paving-stones had been forbidden. Christians later used these same to pave the public marketplace.
Schlüsselwörter: Gaza Judaea Vespasian Tyche Corn Ears Phoenician Marnas MarnÄ](images/image.gif?id=640550257015 "Klicken für Bild in voller Größe
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Gaza in Judaea, 69-70 AD., Vespasian, Æ 24, RPC 2201.
Gaza in Judaea, Vespasian, dated year 130 of the local era = 69-70 AD.,
Æ 24 (21-23 mm / 11,57 g), bronze, axes about medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 330°),
Obv.: [CE]BA[CTO] , his laureate head r.
Rev.: ΓAΣ / \"mem\" - L [PΛ] , Tyche standing left holding branch and two corn ears, greek letter-numeral PΛ (=130) to right, Phoenician letter mem to left (a swastica-like Marnas symbol).
RPC II, 303, 2001 ; Rosenberger, CCOP 54, 47 ; BMC 27. 145, 12 .
The vita of Porphyry of Gaza, mentions the great god of Gaza, known as Marnas (Aramaic MarnÄ the \"Lord\"), who was regarded as the god of rain and grain and invoked against famine. Marna of Gaza appears on coinage. He was identified at Gaza with Cretan Zeus, Zeus KrÄ“tagenÄ“s. It is likely that Marnas was the Hellenistic expression of Dagon. His temple, the Marneion—the last surviving great cult center of paganism—was burned by order of the Roman emperor in 402. Treading upon the sanctuary's paving-stones had been forbidden. Christians later used these same to pave the public marketplace.
Schlüsselwörter: Gaza Judaea Vespasian Tyche Corn Ears Phoenician Marnas MarnÄ")